Cobble Chojambula cha Bluetooth by Eric Wu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Zipangizo za Digito ndi Magetsi Competition Category.
ChitsuloZipangizo za Magetsi· 2025
Cobble Chojambula cha Bluetooth
by Eric Wu
Client: EW Design
Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award Winner in Zipangizo za Magetsi Category
Verified Award Winner
Verify Award Status for #167221The Design
About Cobble Chojambula cha Bluetooth
Cobble ndi chojambula cha Bluetooth choyikika pashelefu ya mabuku, chomwe chili ndi njira yolumikizirana pamwamba pake. Zingapenyo zinayi za maginito zimatha kuikidwa m'njira zosiyanasiyana pa gridi. Pamene njira yokonzedwa kale yamalizidwa, chojambulacho chimasewera mawu osungidwa kale, monga mawu achilengedwe kapena "white noise" wobwerezabwereza. Cobble imagwiranso ntchito ngati chojambula chanthawi zonse cha Bluetooth chosewera mawu ochokera pa chipangizo cholumikizidwa. Kuyika kwa zingapenyozo kumakumbutsa masewera a bolodi otchedwa Go, ndipo kumapereka mwayi waufupi wa kukhala pang'ono chete ndikuganizira mwakhama. Chitsanzo choyambirirachi chimagwiritsa ntchito chosanjikiza chamatabwa, mapanelo a acrylic osasitsidwa ndi mchenga, komanso zingwe za magetsi za LED.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award
Cobble Chojambula cha Bluetooth ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino omwe amakwaniritsa zofunika za akatswiri ndi za makampani zomwe zimayembekezeka kuchokera ku zolengedwa zopangidwa bwino. Opambana a Chitsulo amaonetsa luso lalikulu, ukatswiri wapamwamba, kumvetsetsa kwa akatswiri ndi mphamvu yolenga ya opanga awo. Cobble Chojambula cha Bluetooth akuyembekezeka kukhala cholengedwa choyamikiridwa kwambiri, chosirira ndi chokondedwa chomwe ndi chothandiza ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a makampani ndipo ali ndi makhalidwe a ukadaulo oyenerera olumikizidwa ndi chidziwitso ndi luso. Cobble Chojambula cha Bluetooth amalemekezedwa chifukwa cha kusamala kwake ndipo anapangidwa kuti apereke kukonza kwa moyo kumene kumathandiza kusandutsa dziko kukhala malo abwino.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Cobble is a speaker with an interactive interface at the top. The user has access to 4 pegs that they can place in various patterns. When preset patterns connect, the speaker plays a saved tone. The speaker is made with the concept of "inadvertent mindfulness." Studies have found that the simple action of concentrating on one's actions offer moments of respite. By placing pegs, much like how one places stones in a Go game, the user enjoys a moment of peace.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 7 1/2" (width) * 7 5/16" (depth) * 2" (height)
- Tags
- Speaker, Office, Mindfulness, Audio, Music
- Production Technology
- The prototype was constructed with a wooden casing with a four-panel construction. Sand-blasted acrylic panels are used to diffuse the lighting from LED light strips. The prototype control panel was made from an Arduino nano and will be replaced with more efficient chips in mass production. We experimented with various sensing methods and settled on magnetic sensing with Hall effect sensors as they appeared to be the most reliable.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part was figuring out the sweet spot of a big enough surface area and a compact enough footprint, the product being a shelf speaker after all. People wanted to engage with the interface but too much of it offered diminishing returns and research participants had more complaints of space constraints.
- Research
- User research was conducted in collaboration with co-working spaces. We tested hypotheses like the following:
- How much spacing and how big do people prefer the pegs to be
- How many rows and columns work the best, offering novelty and comfort without overloading the user
- What footprint works the best without sacrificing too much room for interaction - Inspiration
- The design originated in a desire to question the prevalence of active mindfulness practices today. We have meditation apps, mindfulness sessions offered by corporations, and many more. While mindfulness is great, there are alternative activities that humans go to for similar purposes, without bearing the label of "mindfulness." Go, the Asian board game using stones, was a primary inspiration. What if we could have something built in that stimulates a sense of mindfulness, just like Go?
- Project Duration
- Duration: 6 months
Location: Rhode Island, United States - Operation Flow
- The product behaves like a normal bluetooth speaker, so the user can connect to it with an end device and play whatever they want.
The unique interaction is that it can save and activate various sound profiles, which can be activated via placement of the magnetic pegs. The user would have to download a mobile app to change the default profiles, which are nature and white noise sound loops. - Team Members
- Eric Wu
- Image Credits
- Photos: Eric Wu
Sponsored
Explore Beyond Designers.org
Discover products, services and opportunities from our advertising partners.
More to Explore
Related Designs
Explore more award-winning designs from the same category, selected by merit.
